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American insects : a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico

Title
American insects : a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico / Ross H. Arnett, Jr.
Author
Arnett, Ross H.
Publication
Gainesville, Fla. : Sandhill Crane Press, ©1993.

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Description
xiii, 850 pages : illustrations; 28 cm
Subject
  • Insects > United States > Classification
  • Insects > Canada > Classification
  • Insects
  • Insecta
  • Insekten
  • Insectes > États-Unis > Classification
  • Insectes > Canada > Classification
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Nordamerika
Genre/Form
Classification.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. I. Introduction -- 1. General Considerations -- 2. Insect Classification and Systematics -- 3. Identification Features -- 4. Insect Ecology, Behavior, and Distribution -- 5. Insect Collecting -- 6. Orders of Insects -- pt. II. Insect Fauna of America, North of Mexico -- 1. Collembola (Springtails and Allies) -- 2. Protura (Proturans) -- 3. Diplura (Diplurans) -- 4. Archaeognatha (Bristletails) -- 5. Zygentomaa (Silverfish and Allies) -- 6. Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) -- 7. Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) -- 8. Plecoptera (Stoneflies) -- 9. Embioptera (Webspinners) -- 10. Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks) -- 11. Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets) -- 12. Grylloblatodea (Rock Crawlers) -- 13. Dermaptera (Earwigs) -- 14. Dictyoptera (Mantids and Cockroaches) -- 15. Isoptera (Termites) -- 16. Zoraptera (Angel Insects) -- 17. Psocoptera (Barklice and Booklice) -- 18. Mallophaga (Biting Lice) -- 19. Anoplura (Sucking Lice) -- 20. Hemiptera (True Bugs) -- 21. Homoptera (Cicadas, Hoppers, Whiteflies, Aphids, and Scale Insects) -- 22. Thysanoptera (Thrips) -- 23. Neuroptera (Dobsonflies, Lacewings, Antlions, and Allies) -- 24. Coleoptera (Beetles, and Weevils) -- 25. Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, and Bees) -- 26. Trichoptera (Caddisflies) -- 27. Lepidoptera (Moths, Skippers, and Butterflies) -- 28. Mecoptera (Scorpionflies and Allies) -- 29. Diptera (Flies and Keds) -- 30. Strepsiptera (Stylopids) -- 31. Siphonaptera (Fleas).
ISBN
  • 1877743194
  • 9781877743191
LCCN
92041053
OCLC
  • ocm27068995
  • 27068995
  • SCSB-2018360
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library